Latinas hold only 2% of STEM jobs. These 5 women are working to fix that.

This post is part of Mashable’s ongoing series The Women Fixing STEM, which highlights trailblazing women in science, tech, engineering, and math, as well as initiatives and organizations working to close the industries’ gender gaps.

Many barriers stand in the way of a Latina interested in a career in STEM. Even if one pushes past discrimination and isolation, there is still the question of resources. 

The numbers say it all: Only 2% of Latinas held science and engineering positions in 2015, as reported by the National Science Foundation. According to a report from the National Center for Women and Information Technology, Latinas made up only 1% of the computing workforce in 2017. Overall, women hold 24 percent of STEM jobs in the U.S.   Read more…

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